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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · VIII

Section 33: Maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Section 33 — Governs maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: An employer of an establishment shall— (a) maintain register in prescribed form, electronically or otherwise, containing such particulars of workers as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government including,— (i) work…

Full official textSource checked: 20 August 20265 direct Central Rule link(s)

Current-law status

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Primary sources

Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗

Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does

Operative clauses

An employer of an establishment shall— (a) maintain register in prescribed form, electronically or otherwise, containing such particulars of workers as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government including,— (i) work performed by them;
(b) display notices at the work place of the workers in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government;
(c) issue wage slips to the workers, in electronic forms or otherwise; and (d) file such return electronically or otherwise to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator in such manner and during such periods as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.

Provisos, explanations & qualifications

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.

Thresholds and timelines in the text

(ii) number of hours of work constituting normal working hours in a day;
(iii) day of rest allowed in every period of seven days;

Actors expressly appearing in the text

Employer, Worker, Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer

Full statutory text — Section 33

Official English text transcribed from the current India Code consolidation; page headers/line breaks are normalised for web reading. The Gazette/India Code PDF remains authoritative for typography, amendment footnotes and schedules.

33. Maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns.—An employer of an establishment
shall—
         (a) maintain register in prescribed form, electronically or otherwise, containing such particulars
      of workers as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government including,—
            (i) work performed by them;
            (ii) number of hours of work constituting normal working hours in a day;
            (iii) day of rest allowed in every period of seven days;
            (iv) wage paid and receipts given therefor;
            (v) leave, leave wages, overtime work, attendance and dangerous occurrences; and
            (vi) employment of adolescent;
         (b) display notices at the work place of the workers in such manner and form as may be
      prescribed by the appropriate Government;
         (c) issue wage slips to the workers, in electronic forms or otherwise; and
         (d) file such return electronically or otherwise to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator in such manner
      and during such periods as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government.
                                                   CHAPTER IX
                             INSPECTOR-CUM-FACILITATORS AND OTHER AUTHORITY

How to apply this provision

Primary statutory test — An employer of an establishment shall— (a) maintain register in prescribed form, electronically or otherwise, containing such particulars of workers as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government including,— (i) work performed by them;
Additional operative limb — (b) display notices at the work place of the workers in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government;
Numerical or timing control — (ii) number of hours of work constituting normal working hours in a day;
Central Rule mapping — 72, 73, 74, 75, 76. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XIX, XX. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer, Worker, Appropriate Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator, Authority / officer.

Why this is section-specific: the operative-clause, exception, threshold and cross-reference panels above are extracted from Section 33 itself rather than a generic “trigger/control/evidence” template.

Rules, forms and cross-references

Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping

Rule 72 Rule 73 Rule 74 Rule 75 Rule 76

Forms mapped

XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XIX, XX

Other sections cited in this text

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Related Labour Hub resources

State overlays Forms Labour litigation

A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.

Worked example

When an event triggers maintenance of registers, records and filing of returns, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(ii) number of hours of work constituting normal working hours in a day;” Read the mapped Central Rule(s) 72, 73, 74, 75, 76. Use the current notified XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XIX, XX where the process requires it.

Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.

Q&A — Section 33

What does Section 33 of the OSHWC Code cover?

What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 33?

The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “An employer of an establishment shall— (a) maintain register in prescribed form, electronically or otherwise, containing such particulars of workers as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government including,— (i) work performed by them;” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.

Does Section 33 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.

What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 33?

The provision contains this numerical/time expression: “(ii) number of hours of work constituting normal working hours in a day;” Apply it only in the clause and context in which it appears.

Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 33?

The current concordance maps Section 33 to Central Rule(s) 72, 73, 74, 75, 76.

Is a prescribed form mapped to Section 33?

The current corpus records: XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XIX, XX. Confirm the current notified version before filing or service.

Is Section 33 currently operative?

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Source & verification trail

Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗

Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026 ↗

Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.

Reliance note: This page is an educational legal-reference layer. Verify the current official text, the applicable Central/State rules, notifications, schemes and judicial decisions before acting on a live matter.